FMFA Tiger League, Newcastle United vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Sun May 03) Newcastle United | Tottenham Hotspur 4-3-1-2 C | 4-4-2 C Harry Kleinjan | Will Schoolar | T_Krul GK | GK M_Neuer A_Cresswell DF | DF F_Fazio M_Yanga-Mbiwa DF | DF M_Dawson S_Coates DF | DF J_Vertonghen F_Coloccini DF | DF Y_Kaboul M_Hamsik MF | MF M_Reus G_Bale MF | MF C_Eriksen V_Wanyama MF | MF A_Townsend H_Ben_Arfa AM | MF J_Obi_Mikel P_Cisse FW | FW S_Eto'o F_Torres FW | FW Eduardo | R_Blanco SUB | SUB A_Lindegaard S_Taylor SUB | SUB D_Rose Y_Gouffran SUB | SUB K_Walker Fernando SUB | SUB K_Naughton Sh_Ameobi SUB | SUB J_Rodriguez Referee: Phil_Dowd (Staffordshire) Min. 3 :(ths) J_Vertonghen gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at H_Ben_Arfa ... Phil_Dowd gave him a strong warning Min. 6 :(new) M_Hamsik sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to P_Cisse ... A cracking drive from P_Cisse ! ... GOAL !! ... What a cheeky finish! ... That’s given Newcastle United the advantage! ... Newcastle United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 10 :(ths) M_Reus puts in Eduardo ... P_Cisse pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... Phil_Dowd will just give him a speaking to Min. 26 :(ths) M_Reus finds A_Townsend with a perfectly weighted pass ... S_Coates with the tackle ... Phil_Dowd will want to speak to him ... Phil_Dowd wants a quiet word Min. 30 :(new) G_Bale with a glorious 60-yard pass to F_Torres ... M_Dawson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 32 :(new) G_Bale lobs the ball over the defence ... S_Coates latches on to it ... S_Coates bears down on goal! ... M_Neuer with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great Reflexes there ... CORNER! ... H_Ben_Arfa chips the ball in towards the far post! ... P_Cisse gets something on it! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 32 :(ths) S_Eto'o sidesteps F_Coloccini ... He was too quick for his marker ... S_Eto'o throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Newcastle United fans taunt him about that effort Min. 34 :(new) H_Ben_Arfa kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... F_Torres gets on the end of the pass ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Vertonghen ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... V_Wanyama plays it into the danger area! ... It is kicked away by F_Fazio Min. 36 :(new) V_Wanyama threads the through ball to F_Torres ... F_Torres uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... M_Neuer manages to turn it behind Min. 38 :(ths) M_Reus with a short pass to find C_Eriksen ... A left-footer by C_Eriksen ! ... T_Krul won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 39 :(new) F_Coloccini is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to P_Cisse ... J_Vertonghen read the danger and stops the pass Min. 42 :(new) G_Bale beats M_Dawson ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves Phil_Dowd ... But J_Vertonghen with the fine tackle Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ths) M_Reus pushes it past F_Torres ... S_Coates reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 45 :(ths) J_Obi_Mikel has the ball ... He knocks the ball past V_Wanyama ... He puts in J_Vertonghen! ... F_Torres with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious Min. 46 :(ths) M_Reus has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past M_Yanga-Mbiwa ... He knocks it to S_Eto'o! ... M_Yanga-Mbiwa reacts well to win the ball back ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur Min. 58 :(ths) C_Eriksen runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Eduardo ... V_Wanyama with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment Min. 61 :(ths) M_Reus brings it under control ... He takes on A_Cresswell ... He gets past him! ... He puts in S_Eto'o! ... V_Wanyama tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Obi_Mikel hits it into the box! ... It is kicked away by G_Bale Min. 62 :(new) G_Bale squares it to F_Torres ... F_Torres has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with M_Neuer ... He dinks it over M_Neuer ... It goes wide!! Min. 66 :(new) H_Ben_Arfa moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to G_Bale ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Reus ... He timed it well Min. 67 :(new) H_Ben_Arfa turns past F_Fazio ... He has created space for himself now ... Y_Kaboul gets to the ball first Min. 71 :(ths) M_Reus with the first time flick to A_Townsend ... A_Townsend tries one from the edge of the box ! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 72 :(new) F_Coloccini is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to H_Ben_Arfa ... J_Obi_Mikel with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 74 :(ths) C_Eriksen chips the ball over the defence and finds Y_Kaboul ... Y_Kaboul flings a shot at goal ! ... But T_Krul pulls out a save of the game Min. 76 :(ths) A_Townsend sidesteps A_Cresswell ... A_Cresswell moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 78 :(new) M_Hamsik pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... P_Cisse is clean through! ... Intercepted by M_Dawson Min. 78 :(ths) S_Eto'o slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... A_Cresswell read the danger and stops the pass Min. 82 :(new) A_Cresswell knocks it past M_Dawson and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... A_Cresswell drives the shot in! ... He hits the side netting Min. 85 :(ths) M_Reus takes on F_Coloccini ... He runs past him ... M_Reus sends it flying towards goal! ... It's beaten T_Krul ... It goes wide !! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(ths) A_Townsend backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... S_Eto'o latches onto the end of it ... A_Cresswell gets the foot in to win the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St James's Park Attendance : 57,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Cresswell Scorers : P_Cisse (6) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Reus (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Obi_Mikel (72) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United | Tottenham Hotspur Attempts on Goal : 6 | 5 Off target : 3 | 4 On target : 3 | 1 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 6 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 7 Key Passes : 10 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United 1 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Krul GK 21 2 3 3 22 | 96 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 A_Cresswell DF 3 19 3 2 25 | 96 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 0 1 M_Yanga-Mbiwa DF 3 19 11 3 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 S_Coates DF 2 18 2 3 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 5 F_Coloccini DF 2 17 3 2 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 M_Hamsik MF 2 3 21 10 25 | 96 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 G_Bale MF 2 10 20 10 25 | 96 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 60 0 V_Wanyama MF 2 11 20 2 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 37 17 H_Ben_Arfa AM 2 3 20 10 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 57 17 P_Cisse FW 2 2 2 20 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 F_Torres FW 2 2 3 18 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 R_Blanco GK 18 2 3 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Taylor DF 2 17 3 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Gouffran MF 3 2 18 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fernando MF 2 10 18 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sh_Ameobi FW 3 3 3 17 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Neuer GK 22 2 3 3 24 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 F_Fazio DF 3 19 3 2 29 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Dawson DF 2 19 2 3 22 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 J_Vertonghen DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 Y_Kaboul DF 2 19 2 3 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 -1 4 M_Reus MF 2 3 21 10 25 | 96 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 120 1 C_Eriksen MF 2 3 20 10 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19 0 A_Townsend MF 2 3 18 10 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 J_Obi_Mikel MF 3 10 18 3 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 S_Eto'o FW 2 2 2 19 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Eduardo FW 2 3 3 19 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Lindegaard GK 18 3 3 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Rose DF 2 19 10 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Walker DF 2 18 11 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Naughton MF 2 18 11 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rodriguez FW 2 2 10 18 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1430679300 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35